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American Masters
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence [Extended Audio Description + OC]
This version contains extended audio description and open captions. Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with “Society’s Child” (1966), a bold take on interracial love, and “At Seventeen” (1975), a searing anthem about bullying.